Royal Court (North)

About this event

💪 Compete all the way to the top with our ALL NEW Royal Court Program!

Our Royal Court program is designed to give all players competitive matches, while giving everyone a chance to compete at the highest level! Come enjoy this unique competitive play format!

🕒 How It Works:

Warm-Up : Each session begins with 5 minutes of warm-up so you can get comfortable on the court.

Gameplay :

All players are ranked 1-20 according to their DUPR rating (if no DUPR rating is accessible, a Club rating will be used). The top 4 players will start on the highest court (1-4 vs. 2-3). The next 4 highest rated players to the second highest court, and so on until all courts are filled.

Each round is 14-minutes, a timer will be set. When the timer ends: Winning teams move up to a higher court, and split to form new partnerships.

Losing teams move down to a lower court, and split to form new partnerships.

This ensures that no one will play with the same partner twice in a row, keeping matchmaking fresh and balanced.

This process is continued, with a 14-minute timer being set for every match to keep games running on the same schedule.

Matchmaking : Winners of each game will move up to a higher court and pair up with new partners. The losers of the match will move down to a lower court and pair up with new partners. This ensures that nobody will ever play with the same partner twice. For example:

If Players 5 & 8 beat Players 6 & 7, then:

5 & 8 move up a court.

On the new court, Player 5 pairs with Player 2 and…

Event details

Royal Court (North) is a pickleball program hosted by The Centers - Pickleball in Edmonton, Alberta. The venue is at 11420 170 Street Northwest, Edmonton, Alberta T5S 1L7. The next session starts on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM and ends at 11:00 AM, local time at the club. Sessions continue until August 17, 2027. Registration costs $16 CAD. 7 of 13 spots are open. Players can register online as guests, without a The Centers - Pickleball account. The Centers - Pickleball has 67 courts for pickleball, volleyball.

Location

The Centers - Pickleball